Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind, Louisville

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Creator American News Company, publisher
Date 1909 postmark
Abstract Black & white photo of the front of the school building is on the front of the postcard. Shows a four-storied stuccoed brick building with a large central dome and a two-story, Ionic columned portico. Trees frame the picture on both sides. Printed at center bottom is "Institute for the Blind. Louisville, Ky." A handwritten message appears in the space to the right of the picture. Reverse is undivided, postmarked Jul 8, 1909, and addressed. The publisher's logo of a shamrock appears in the top left corner. Along the left edge is printed "No. A 104 Published by The American News Company, New York. Leipzig-Berlin." Paper has darkened; brown stain on reverse, at center right.
Extent of Description 1 postcard : 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Object ID 2003.101
Object Name Postcard
Search Terms Kentucky School for the Blind
Subjects Schools for the blind and visually handicapped.
Blind children.
Kentucky School for the Blind.
Education.
School buildings
Title Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind, Louisville
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